Serving in the Mexico Mérida Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Monday, December 15, 2014

Some Christmas Cheer

Hermana Wilma, Hugo's little brother, Hugo, and Yolanda.

Familia Mia que está en los Estados (Family of Mine that is in the States),

Here is some Christmas cheer from the Chiburna Ward:---->

We had a stake activity of villancicos navideños de los
niños (Children's Christmas Carols). They asked me to play the violin for “La Nochebuena” and it turned out well.
I did some pizzicato stuff. Sister Wilson and I wore blue hats and scarves too.

I have been using my violin a ton these past few weeks.
Our President's family came into town from Cincinnati
and wanted to baptize their grandson here, and they asked me to play. We had
the service at 7:00 in the morning. :-) I
liked hanging out with their family.

I’m also accompanying our zone for our choir in our misión
Christmas Devotional, and Hermana Wilson and I will be in the talent show. I’ll try
to take a video. And lots of caroling. We’re going to go out with the Bishop on Thursday
to carol for his neighbors. It’s amazing how even without practicing I can play
decently well. Gifts of the Spirit, I think.

Sister Wilson and I are so happy because we have a FAMILY
that has come to church for TWO WEEKS now. The Ward is doing it’s job so well--
to the point that it might be overwhelming them. The family is Dionisio and
Nayeli, with their daughter Suri. I think I love them so much, not just because
they are such sincere people, but because they are really a “diamond in the
rough” find. We just started talking to Dionisio outside of his house one night
and kind of pushed a lesson on him :-). He has very typical Yucatecan
problems.

But the first week we passed by to pick him up for church,
he was READY and WAITING for us (that NEVER happens) and LIKED church and since
we gave him the Book of Mormon he stays up all night after work reading. He
said “I would try to go to sleep and then I would wake up again and start
reading.” (He is a construction
worker.) His wife at first didn’t want anything to do with us,
but started listening and told us, “In
just one week my husband has changed into a completely different person.”
She has changed a lot, too. They went to the Christmas Devotional and Suri sang with
the Primary in the stake activity.

I love Christmas.

La llamada (Our phone
call) this year... is only 40 minutes. :( But it will be on the
25th. They haven’t told us what our day will be like yet, but next week I’ll
give you the horario (schedule).

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